Harrison discussed the arrest of Officer Wardell Johnson during a news conference Tuesday morning. Johnson was charged on Monday with obstruction of justice, malfeasance in office and theft after an investigation began last month in the death of Officer Daryle Holloway.

During the news conference, Harrison said that Officer Jeardine Daniels-Sparks is being investigated. Detectives are trying to determine if she or anyone close to her aided Travis Boys' as he eluded police after escaping from Holloway's vehicle.

Sparks has been with the NOPD since 1977 and assigned to the Fifth District.

"(We're) still working to find unanswered questions about how the weapon either got out of the house, into the car (and) into Boys' possession," Sparks said. "(And) how Boys was able to maneuver in the car."

While few details have been released, sources allege that Sparks or a member of her family may have possibly hid Boys during the 24-hour manhunt that ensued after Holloway's death. The initial search for Boys centered on the St. Roch area.

NOPD officials said Sparks is still an active police officer. Officer Ryan Morgan, who initially arrested Boys with Johnson, will not face charges.

According to the police report, Johnson and Morgan had arrested Boys during the overnight hours on June 20 for an aggravated assault in the 2500 block of Peace Course. The investigation determined that Boys had shot a .40 caliber weapon at a 47-year-old woman, who was not injured.

Johnson and Morgan took a .38 caliber weapon that belonged to the woman. The officers also took one spent .40 caliber casing during the arrest. Boys was arrested at the Fifth District before he was given to Holloway for booking at the Orleans Parish Prison.

Boys shot Holloway en route to the OPP, escaped from the patrol vehicle and a nearly 24-hour manhunt began until his arrest June 21. The investigation into how Boys was able to shoot Holloway and escape custody led detectives to interview Johnson and Morgan for their roles in the initial arrest of Boys, in addition to reviewing their body-worn cameras.

Detectives said Johnson deliberately attempted to leave the .40-caliber casing at the scene of the assault and not process it for evidence. Johnson is also accused of taking a box of .40-caliber bullets from the scene and not processing it as evidence.

Johnson told detectives he didn’t remember where he left the box of bullets. Shortly after being interviewed, detectives saw Johnson remove a box of bullets from his vehicle and throw them out a window while driving, police said.

Johnson later admitted to throwing the box of bullets out his window. Johnson was a 12-year veteran of the department and was assigned to the Fifth District.

The NOPD said Johnson was placed on emergency suspension and arrested Monday. Johnson's charges are criminal and he could face additional administrative charges based on the ongoing investigation.